Chinese I – Segment 1

Feb 24, 2016

Credits: 0.5Term: Fall 2017, On DemandPrerequisites:

None

Course Description:

Come and join various native speakers of Mandarin Chinese as they give you a lively introduction to the language and its rich culture. Join them in their everyday environment as they take you through different daily scenarios and give you the necessary skills to read, write and speak Chinese. In this course you will learn the basic Chinese language. After one semester, you will be able to engage in conversation in Chinese including greeting people, introducing yourself to others, and exchanging basic information with others. You will be able to count from 1 to 1000, and make simple sentences in both spoken and written Chinese. You will also learn 160 “magical” Chinese characters, and use them on a variety of topics. As you walk through the units with us step by step, you will get to know not only the language itself, but also the culture where the language takes place and keeps developing. At the very beginning, we will start by introducing you to a general knowledge of Pinyin, Mandarin Chinese, Chinese dialects, and Chinese characters.

Topics & Concepts:

Vocabulary

Greetings

Nationalities

Numbers 1-1000

Family Vocabulary

Introductions (names, age, address)

Roads and Streets

Pets

Talking about Friends

Telling Time

Calendar (Days of the week, months, year)

Seasons

Holidays and Celebrations

Culture

Major Cities in China

Chinese Names

Chinese Families

Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Festivals

Grammar

Chinese Characters

Pinyin

Basic Sentence Structure

Forming negations

Verbs: jiào, yŏu, hái, xing

Prepositions

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